Monthly Archives: October 2022

Bayonetta 3: Voice Actors Detail Their Pay, Workload, and the Dangerous Race to the Bottom

Almost exactly five years since the longest actor’s strike in US history came to a close, video game voice actors are in the spotlight once again. Back in 2017, it was about voice actors refusing to work with publishers like Activision and Take-Two over fair payment concerns. Now, a fiery controversy surrounding Nintendo and Platinum’s… Read More: Bayonetta 3: Voice Actors Detail Their Pay, Workload, and the… »

Aftershock Comics Announces BRAM STOKER MONSTER HUNTER

The writing team behind MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER reunites!  Through memories spurred by Oscar Wilde’s 1895 gross indecency trial, a young and troubled Bram Stoker discovers there’s a secret hiding in his new workplace of Dublin Castle, one that will either end his life, or change it forever. Written by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (SILVER CITY, MARY SHELLEY,… Read More: Aftershock Comics Announces BRAM STOKER MONSTER HUNTER »

Meet the Windows servers that have been fueling massive DDoSes for months

Aurich Lawson / Getty reader comments 52 with 38 posters participating Share this story A small retail business in North Africa, a North American telecommunications provider, and two separate religious organizations: What do they have in common? They’re all running poorly configured Microsoft servers that for months or years have been spraying the Internet with… Read More: Meet the Windows servers that have been fueling massive DDoSes… »

Why Tom Brady, Buccaneers will be behind Falcons or Panthers in NFC South standings after Week 8

Tom Brady and the Buccaneers were supposed to roll over the NFC South, otherwise known as the NFL’s weakest division in 2022. Now, they will be in second place at the halfway point of the season. Tampa Bay lost a third consecutive game with Thursday night’s 27-22 home loss to Baltimore. That dropped the Buccaneers… Read More: Why Tom Brady, Buccaneers will be behind Falcons or Panthers… »

Forspoken Developers Explain Magical Parkour Abilities

Square Enix has explained the eight different magical parkour abilities in Forspoken that allow the player to speed, scale, and soar around the world of Athia. Detailed in a PlayStation Blog post, the different skills won’t all be unlocked from the beginning, but protagonist Frey will likely accrue them fairly quickly as developer Luminous Productions… Read More: Forspoken Developers Explain Magical Parkour Abilities »

Your First Look at Supernatural Horror Series SPECS #1

BOOM! Studios revealed today a first look at SPECS #1, the premiere issue of the mysterious new series from highly acclaimed writer David M. Booher (Canto, All-New Firefly), artist Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter), colorist Roman Stevens (Batman Fortnite), and Jim Campbell (Giant Days), about a group of misfit teens who mail-order a pair of novelty… Read More: Your First Look at Supernatural Horror Series SPECS #1 »

NEW VARIANT COVERS HONOR MARVEL’S GRAND TRADITION OF NO-PRIZES!

Coveted by generations of True Believers, Marvel Comics’ legendary No-Prizes return in the form of eye-catching new variant covers this February! Coined by Stan Lee, the legendary Marvel No-Prize was originally awarded to fans who called out continuity errors in stories and later were given to those who could expertly explain them away! Over the… Read More: NEW VARIANT COVERS HONOR MARVEL’S GRAND TRADITION OF NO-PRIZES! »

EA Denies Claims It Will Stop Selling Physical Games In Some Parts of Europe

Update 10/28/2022: EA has provided a statement to IGN denying reports that it will stop selling physical games in some parts of Europe, meaning business will continue as normal. “We have not stopped physical distribution of our games in Germany, Austria or Switzerland and players will continue to be able to buy our games from… Read More: EA Denies Claims It Will Stop Selling Physical Games In… »